Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-17
TWO FAIR DECEIVERS.

That whimsical little fellow, Cupid, no |
doubt thought he had done very clever |
thing after he had let fly two arrows in rapid
succession at two male hearts and hit the
mark each time His mission, however, end
ed there, and after events took their erIatle
course in manner that must have astonished
the infantile god, that Is if he ever troubled
himself further about It,
Fred Chalmers and James GLADDEN. were
badly wounded by the two shafts, and, as 1t
fortunately happened that each had chosen
different sister Of the pair of fair ones, they
copfided their new emotions, their plans for
conquest and the other details of lovers as
pliations to one another.
Chalmers was bright, handsome, dashing
Young fellow of %, and the object of his love
at first sight, Sarah Wood, was fair blonde
maiden upon whose beauty the average eye
could dwell restfuly for an indefinite period
Shewas not quite IS at this delightful day in
Fred Chalmers life
GLADDEN. was a rather more solid young
man of Chalmers age; mo e reticent and
cautious but not by any means so progresses
ing in his personal appearance or manners.
He had confessed that he had met his fate
when his ewes first fell on the youngest sister,
Elizabeth, the brunette.
The two Sanguine young fellows spoke of
the future to each other as though it were al
ready settled fact that, as they and their
adored ones had met like idle chips on the
quiet waters they should never separate.
But, strong and determined as they were,
they had yet to learn that there were Delilahs
in the world who could rob them of their
boosted strength and give them over bound
and gagged to the enemy. And subsequent
events seemed to initiate against the cher
ished and beautiful saying that matches are
made in heaven"
How it should have happened that Fred
Chalmers fell in love with Sarah Woods
without having his affections reciprocated; or
how 1t was that james GLADDEN. went imme-
diately over TO the little brunette, Elizabeth
and surrendered Internationally, only to find
that her heart had no room for him, was a
mystery and thorn in the side of the two
men. But 50 it was, and while these snitten
male hearts were bordering upon the mys-
terry the two fair sisters were equally annoyed
and disappointed at the turn things had taken.
"Mr Chalmers can never obtain my consent
to marry me, for do hot love him. said
Sarah to her sister one day james Glad
den is my beau ideal of a lover, and know
you do not care fig for him, sis,
THAT is true laughed Elizabeth. Il
wonder how the whole thing could have got
reversed in this comical way"
ave must break up this contretemps and
place these young men where they belong,
for they evidently need guiding said Sarah,
looking wisely at her Younger sister
SO the two fair decelvers put their little
heads together and laid a plot to make the
crooked matter straight and to bring order
out OF chaos as speedily as possible. 1t was
doubtless well laid and satisfactory plot to
the fair scbemers, as Their mutual approval
of its details, whispered in each others ears,
was evidenced at the end of the conference
by peals of laughter
THAT Is just splendid. and I'm sure 1t will
succeed said Elizabeth gleefully.
Aunt Sophia Grant was the natural guard
ian OF these two girls, who, being orphaIs,
had made their home with her since early
childhood There was also one other inmate
of Mrs. Grants house-an elder sister OF the
two girls already presented to the reader.
Martina WOOD, the eldest Of tie girls, wa.
unmarried ana nearly Ten years oder than
sarah lhe younger glris looked upon her
as a settled old mad, already outside the pale
of marriage, and their respect for her opin-
ions was not at all deferentiaL She was ac-
cepted as convenient chaperone when
emergencies arose, and she was used generally
without reference to her own wishes In the
matter
But the elder sister had opinions of her
own, and her powers OF observation and keen
discernment were fai above the level ascrihed
20 them by her more immature sisters; and
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